Suffolk man survives stabbing

Published 12:00 am Friday, August 20, 2004

Staff Report

A Suffolk man hospitalized after being stabbed Thursday afternoon is in stable condition at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital this morning.

Marc Dyer, 27, of the 2700 block of East Washington Street was airlifted to the hospital with several stomach lacerations after the incident, said Lt. Debbie George, spokeswoman for the Suffolk Police Department.

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Police have charged Linwood Holloway, 33, of Suffolk, with aggravated assault and cutting/stabbing/wounding, George said. Authorities tracked him down in the Nansemond Parkway area shortly after the incident.

The two men apparently had been involved in a verbal altercation that led up to the stabbing, George said.

Also, police are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight at Nansemond Square Apartments.

Authorities were called out to the 100 block of Nancy Drive around 8:45 p.m. Thursday.

No details on the incident were available at press time.